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Pretty much maxed out as well!

I wrote 0 dB or higher... (normally around +2 dB :) I guess my EQ -5.5 dB has offset much of the high gain extra headroom. Hope I’m making sense.

I’m already on high gain :facepalm:

Thanks. Since I’m almost maxed out on phone volume and 5k gain, will try reducing my bass boost by -1 dB to get 1 dB extra headroom.

According to Oratory1990 PEQ, I have dialed in a 5.5dB gain at 105Hz (low shelf filter).

Would be interesting to know how it pairs with the Emphyrean

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Wow really? I would have thought 16 or 13 bit / 44.1 Tidal Hifi/MQA (equal or close to CD quality) should sound better than Apple Music or Spotify

Coming from a location where my streaming options are limited to Apple Music, Spotify and Tidal, I guess my best choice in terms of music resolution is still Tidal Hifi/Master. In fact, while reading through this somewhat heated debate, I’m still enjoying my MQA music and could not hear...